[11u] RFR 8214975: No hs-err file if fatal error is raised during dynamic initialization

[Langer, Christoph]

Hi Thomas,

the patch looks good. I've added it to our test queue (again).

Best regards
Christoph

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jdk-updates-dev <jdk-updates-dev-bounces at openjdk.java.net> On
> Behalf Of Thomas Stüfe
> Sent: Dienstag, 10. September 2019 16:07
> To: jdk-updates-dev at openjdk.java.net
> Cc: Hotspot dev runtime <hotspot-runtime-dev at openjdk.java.net>
> Subject: [11u] RFR 8214975: No hs-err file if fatal error is raised during
> dynamic initialization
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to bring this patch to 11u.
> 
> Original Bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8214975
> Original Change: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk/jdk/rev/0de1f006d3c3
> 
> The patch fixes an rare but annoying issue which causes the VM to behave
> erratically if an assert or crash happens during dynamic C++ initialization.
> 
> The patch is rather simple, exchanging the global-scope-C++ object wrapping
> the error log file handle - which needs dynamic C++ initialization - with
> simple int, which does not and does work always. The patch comes with a
> new
> test case.
> 
> Unfortunately, the patch did not apply cleanly, since 11u is missing
> "8209856: Obsolete error reporter". But I found that one too big to bring
> to 11u. The adjustments are trivial anyway:
> 
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~stuefe/webrevs/backports/8214975-No-hs-err-
> file-if-fatal-error-is-raised-during-dynamic-initialization-reject-fixes.patch
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Thomas